The top-scoring students of this year's college entrance exam have just been announced. The pride of the community, they are often put on a public pedestal. But here's the case of where the champion students are being used to help sell underwear. Susan Tart has more on the social dispute.

The top-scoring students of this year's college entrance exam have just been announced. The pride of the community, they are often put on a public pedestal. But here's the case of where the champion students are being used to help sell underwear. Susan Tart has more on the social dispute.

This summer's soccer world cup may be going ahead without china's national team, which didn't qualify. But a stripped down version of the sport is rapidly gaining in popularity here, raising new hopes of international success. BON's Tom Spender has the story.

We're actually entering just that time of year when a lot of students will be graduating from university, which means the heat is really on now for college students to seek jobs.

According to the Beijing News, a recent survey on the employment pressures facing college students found that 20 percent of Beijing undergraduates would be willing to start a job without pay – that's a huge increase from last year's figure of 1.2 percent. 

Is this the smart thing to do for students looking to get the extra edge in an increasingly cut throat job market, or is it a case of employers looking to cut costs by taking advantage of the situation? We went out to find out what ordinary people thought about this phenomenon, in today's Straight from the Street.

Students Become Captive Clients

Hilton Hotels- with a chain of over 530 hotels in dozens of countries around the world the hotel giant has always prided itself in its luxurious 5-star accommodations. But recently the chain’s world-class image was threatened after one Hilton establishment in China was stripped of its 5-star rating. BON’s Kelda Yuen has more.